How sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll are creating the next big tech companies

Posted by adambenayoun on Monday March 21, 2016 @11:54AM
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Re:How sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll are creating the next bi... by JBReefer on Monday March 21, 2016 @12:31PM (#11329261)

This is because the counter-culture is now just the culture.

These are all just normal things, it's sort of cringey when people pretend otherwise.

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Re:How sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll are creating the next bi... by circlefavshape on Monday March 21, 2016 @01:35PM (#11329937)

> Historically, and inevitably, everything moves towards liberalisation

What?? Tell that to the Victorians, to the Iranians, etc

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Re:How sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll are creating the next bi... by CoffeeDregs on Monday March 21, 2016 @12:45PM (#11329382)

    The addiction industry is $35 billion...

Shouldn't they have included prescription painkillers? That's predicted to be about $40-$60 billion this year.

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Re:How sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll are creating the next bi... by skywritergr on Monday March 21, 2016 @01:06PM (#11329577)

How is music and gigs a vice?

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